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Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Photo by LauraMaria
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Description:

Extremely common seabird in the North Atlantic, but very rarely seen from land. Medium sized gull with a gentle face and "stubby" wings. Snowy white with grey or brown wings and back, a black smudge around the eyes. Some individuals are completely brown.

Habitat:

Found in both North Atlantic and Pacific

Notes:

Though we saw these lovely guys everywhere, the majority of these photos were taken off the coast of Foula Island, one of the Shetland Islands

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Comments (11)
LauraMaria
Yes, I really did love the fulmars! They followed our boat for almost the whole 5 weeks, and they have such gentle, cute faces!
Ashish
Second picture is very fantastic...of this adorable bird..!! Very optimistic expressions..!!
LauraMaria
Thank you, it was a very special moment!
Wild Things
Lovely video, there are countless of birds.
LauraMaria
I added a video to this spotting! The video shows the surreal morning off the coast of Foula Island when our boat was surrounded by hundreds of birds. Each white spot is a bird! And that weird mountain in the distance is Foula.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Birds of Britain

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PublishedJuly 10, 2011

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